Gas-log and fire-place



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Q. S. BACKUS.

GAS Loe AND PIRE PLAGE.

No. 390,743. Patented Oct. 9, 1888.

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Q. s. BAGKUS. GAS' LOG AND'FIRE PLAGE.

No. 390,743. Patented Oct. 9, 18788.

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Nrrnn STATES PATENT einen.

QUIMBY S. BACKUS, OF WINCHENDON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAS=LOG AND FIREQPLCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,743, dated October 9, 1888.

Application tiled November 9, 1886. Renewed November l2, 1887. Serial No. 255,017. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, QUIMBY S. BACKUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winchcndon, in the county of Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-Logs and Fire- Places; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainis to make and use the same.

My invention relates to lire-places in which a gas-burner is employed; and it consists of certain details of construction, which are hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation with a part removed. Fig. 2 is a section of the complete device on line x .e in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the burner. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a form of invention with a radiator attached. Fig. 5 is the same with parts removed. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line :r x, Fig. 4.

The casing, A, which I employ is made to [it snugly in the ordinary fireplace niche. It is placed therein so that the front edge of the same is substantially tlush with the front of the sides of said niche, and the curved upper part ol' the back closes the chimney-draft and acts to throw the heat forward into the room.

The burner Dis provided with passages d d. The former is closed at each end, and a row of burner-orifices leading from the same extends along to the top of the burner. The passage il is open, and is provided with a screw thread to receive the gas-supply pipe at end e, and at its other end comniunicatrs with the passage d by a sharp turn of nearly a quarter of a circle, so that the gas and air may enter as nearly as possible at right angles to the passage d. In order to secure the proper diffusion in the passage d, I may employ curved deflections in passage d above the gas and air inlet. The lower side ofthe passage d at the end e is provided with a series of narrow slots for the admission of air for admixturc with the gas in the usual manner. y

The gasburner is supported in its place in the following manner: B B are andirons, the horizontal bar of each of which is provided with a bend, Z, which' receives and supports a trough or waterreceptacle, C, provided at each end with the vertical flanges c. These danges are slotted vertically, and the burner D is received in said slots. These slots may be of diderent depths, to correspond with the different dimensions of the burner, or they may be of the same depth, in which case I provide the burner D with the loop fat the smaller end of the burner, so that the upper surface of the burner shall be on a level. When this construction is employed, the burner is easily reversible and the gas-suppl y pipe attached to either side ot' the tire-place, as may be most convenient. I cover the front side of the burner with a removable curved plate, C', having on its convex side a design representing a log of wood. This plate at its lower side is provided with the shoulder g and lip g. When the plate is in position, the lip lies against the inner edge of the trough, the shoulf der resting upon the upper edge of the same, while the upper edge of the plate rests upon the upper part of the burner. This plate is thus made to form an extension of the front wall of the trough or water-receptacle, and the front side ofthe latter may bc given a design to correspond with that of the curved plate, if desired; but this is not necessary. The flanges o1' the trough C are provided with shoulders h., which receive the lower edge of a plate, H. This plate has a lower curved portion, t', so that the main front surface ofthe same is carried Forward into close proximity to the burner-orices. This plate is provided with one or more arms, I, at its top, which rest against the back ot' the casing and support the plate in a vertical or nearly vertical position. The lront of this plate is covered with fibrous asbestus or equivalent material attached in such a manner to the plate as to form a fibrous covering slightly projecting from the same.

When the gas is burning, owing to the admixture of air therewith, the flame is mainly ot a bluish tint and gives little or no light. The asbestus,being arranged within the influence of the dame of the burners, is heated at different point-s to incandescence and affords a pleasant and agreeable light, the burner being concealed by the covering-plate C.

In the modilication shown in Figs. 4 to G, inclusive, the fire-place is provided with a steam-radiator, J, which is supported above the casing A, in this instance upon pipes J .'l". These pipes connect at their lower ends with a water or steam generator reservoir, H', in rear of the plate II. The construction of niy radiator is otherwise the same as that shown in my former patent, No. 344,511. Theasbes tus4 outer `front of the plate H assists materially in heating the water and generating steam in the reservoir I-I. It will also be seen that I also provide the casing A with a front, K, a mantel, L, and ornamental panel M, covering the radiator. These parts may bc of any desired or preferred pattern.

IVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with a gasdiurncr for iire-placcaof a support therefor, and a cover ing-plate for the burner, loosely engaging the burner-support below the body of the burner, and extending upward and resting against the upper part of the burner, whereby the said burner is concealed from View by a plate capableof being ornanlented with any preferred design, and which is removable at pleasure, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the trough or water-receptacle and supports for the saine, of a gas-burner supported by said trough or receptacle, substantially as described.

3. The combination, witha trough or waterreceptacle and a gas-burnersupported thereon, of a plate provided with a coating of asbestus supported ou said waterrcceptaele and burner in a vertical position near the burneroriices, substantially as described.

Ll. The combination, with theandirous IE Il, of the trough or wate1'-recc] itacle provided with the` slotted end [langes of the burner mounted in said slots, substantially as described.

5. The coinl'iinatiomwith thetrongh or waterreceptacle and supports therefor, of a burner mounted on said trough and supported there by, and a separate curved covering-plate pro vided with a shoulder and lip on itslower side, extending from said trough to near thc top of the burner, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

G. rlhe combination, with the trough or water-receptacle provided with the slotted end flanges, of a burner supported on said anges, a plate provided with a projecting coating of fibrous asbestus supported upon said flanges, and a separate curved covering plate snpported upon the frontedge of said trough and extending to near the top of the burner, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with a gas burner, of a vertical plate provided with a coating of asbestus in close proximity to the said burner, a water-reservoir upon the back of said plate, and a radiator above said reservoir connected thereto, substantially as described.

S. The combination, with a casing fitting a fire-place, of a gas-burner, a water-reservoir, a steam-radiator above such reservoir, a inantel connected with said casing, and a perforated panel covering the radiator, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix lny signature in prcsence of two witnesses. 

